ELIZABETH – A judge has sentenced an Elizabeth man with an extensive list of prior convictions to eight years in prison for his role in a drug conspiracy broken up last year by federal, county and local investigators.

UNION COUNTY – The Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) announced Monday that it has launched The Academy for Leadership in Science Instruction, a new three-year program to improve science instructional practice within public schools in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.…

ELIZABETH – A special surprise guest greeted children at the Kid’s Kingdom Traveling Jubilee on Sunday, Aug. 3, at Phil Rizzuto Park. Union County’s own Tiffany Andrade, Miss New Jersey USA 2008, was on hand to talk about her experiences…

Ready for Action – Lazer Tag is just one of the many activities that kids attending the Clark Recreation Summer Camp enjoy. Pictured above, camp counselors have fun showing off after the campers all had their turn.

Wild West Senior Prom—Helen Hegy, formerly of Linden, a resident at Runnells Specialized Hospital of Union County in Berkeley Heights (left) sported a colorful cowboy hat and bandana at the Runnells’ Wild West Senior Prom. She and Beryl Allan of…

by Diane Norek Harrison ELIZABETH-Here are some more memories from reader Barbara Cook: The Blue Gym Suit “Long ago, (1957-1958), in a high school named Battin, there existed a tradition of getting the young ladies dressed up in a comical…

TRENTON – Longtime state Assemblyman Neil Cohen (D-Union) resigned Monday. Cohen is currently the subject of a child pornography investigation, though as of Monday no charges had been filed. Cohen has reportedly been in a hospital under psychiatric evaluation since…

LINDEN – Police are searching for three young men who robbed a West Elizabeth Avenue convenience store early Monday morning. According to police, the three men entered the store at 6 a.m. At least two of them were carrying black…